NGD!! (New Guitar Day) B-B-B-Bird is the word!!

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NGD!! (New Guitar Day) B-B-B-Bird is the word!!

Post by fillmore nyc » Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:36 pm

I mean, sometimes, its just window of opportunity. The price is right, the guitar is right, everything is right.

I was on vacation with my wife in California, mindin' my own, when THIS gem popped outta no where.
(Well, it wasnt like I didnt have my eyes open for something, after all :oops: )

A '63 Firebird III, 100% original guitar, original case, it plays like a friggin' monster, it sounds like a friggin' monster, AND... even wifey likes it.
:D
How does someone with severe G.A.S. say no to all that???

(I cant).
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Its pretty serious thru that Tone King.

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Post by demonufo » Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:08 pm

Likey! :D 8) :rock:


Now of course, you need to explain to the wife that you need a blonde Explorer to sit next to it!
So I like purple, okay!!!!!!

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Post by ol foot » Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:47 pm

Or just a blonde :whistle:

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Post by Tone Slinger » Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:25 pm

Had to be EXPENSIVE ! So what did you end up paying for it ?
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Post by mightymike » Sat Oct 13, 2012 11:21 pm

Nice guitar, and the Toneking caught my eye as well. Wish I could afford his Transformer Coupled attenuator... I heard they are amazing... but $850 ouch

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Post by fillmore nyc » Sun Oct 14, 2012 7:13 am

Tone Slinger wrote:Had to be EXPENSIVE ! So what did you end up paying for it ?
Well, I guess its gonna sound like a lot, like if I had bought a new production guitar (PRS, new LP, etc), but comparatively to what very clean first year Firebirds sell for, IMO, it was almost a bargain.

$5,500.00 out the door. I've seen modded, or broken headstock original '64-'65 FB's sell for more than that, and clean, original '63 FB III's go between 7-10k, so considering how nice this one is, and how awesome it plays and sounds (and I mean awesome), I guess with the whole vacation in Cali, and the approval my my dear wife (LOVE YA, BB!!!) I just couldnt walk away from this one. Im gonna sell off a few pieces to make it up some of the money, but Im absolutely in love with this guitar. Even unplugged, if someones playing it in the living room you can hear it in adjoining rooms of the house!!
mightymike wrote:Nice guitar, and the Toneking caught my eye as well. Wish I could afford his Transformer Coupled attenuator... I heard they are amazing... but $850 ouch
I think you can count on pretty much ANYTHING from Mark Bartell at Tone King to be amazing. His amps are absolute monster killers, pretty much squarely rooted in the Fender camp, but with the "Mid-Bite" cranked, it definitely has some old Plexi in there as well.
Its become one of my favorite amps.

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Post by JimiJames » Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:44 am

There's no Highway 61 runnin' through Cali ? :lol:

Super nice score ! Love them'there banjo tuners !
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Post by Tone Slinger » Sun Oct 14, 2012 5:10 pm

Phil, that is a good price Then I'd say. Cool looks, along with all that glorious Mahogany (probably Honduran too huh ?) A REAL deal Gibson for sure :thumbsup: .
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Post by NY Chief » Fri Oct 26, 2012 4:10 pm

fillmore nyc wrote: I was on vacation with my wife in California, mindin' my own, .

And you didn't stop by, Bro??????????? :( :( :( :(

NICE 'Bird!! Where, Norm's?
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Post by fillmore nyc » Fri Oct 26, 2012 5:23 pm

NY Chief wrote:
fillmore nyc wrote: I was on vacation with my wife in California, mindin' my own, .

And you didn't stop by, Bro??????????? :( :( :( :(

NICE 'Bird!! Where, Norm's?
Thanks!! I was up north around San Fran... Santa Cruz, Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, etc. Never been to Norms.

If I was more south, I woulda rang you up, bro-man!!
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fillmore nyc wrote:
NY Chief wrote:
fillmore nyc wrote: I was on vacation with my wife in California, mindin' my own, .

And you didn't stop by, Bro??????????? :( :( :( :(

NICE 'Bird!! Where, Norm's?
Thanks!! I was up north around San Fran... Santa Cruz, Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, etc. Never been to Norms.

If I was more south, I woulda rang you up, bro-man!!
:toast:
Well then you're forgiven.....this time..... :o
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Post by fillmore nyc » Mon Nov 05, 2012 6:28 pm

NY Chief wrote:Well then you're forgiven.....this time..... :o
Muchas gracias, señor.

:worthy:

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Post by NY Chief » Thu Nov 08, 2012 8:16 pm

fillmore nyc wrote:
NY Chief wrote:Well then you're forgiven.....this time..... :o
Muchas gracias, señor.

:worthy:

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